Government of India
Office of the Commissioner of Customs
Custom House, 15/1 Strand Road, Calcutta


Public Notice No. 20/2000
Dated : 10.03.2000

Subject : Procedure for Clearance of Bills of Entry under Indian Customs EDI System (ICES) Sea Cargo Import Consignments - regarding

It is hereby brought to the notice of all the importers, CHAs, Steamer Agents / Shipping Agents and other concerned that the Public Notice  issued earlier vide No. 83/99 dated 17-05-99, regarding the procedure for clearance  in respect of import consignments made through the Calcutta Port under the Indian Customs EDI System, the following points are substituted / added as under :-

1.    The Bills of Entry in respect of the following categories of Import shall            continue to be filed manually :-

i) Notification No. 26/2000 - CUS dated 01-03-2000 contains preferential rates of duty in respect of certain imports from Sri Lanka under stipulated conditions. The provision for loading such a notification does not, at present, exist in the systems software and as such, it could not be brought on the updated directory. Imports in terms of this notification shall be handled by manual Bills of Entry.
           
                                                                                   sd/-

                                                                                                                            ( A. K. RAHA)
                                                                          Commissioner of Customs 
                                                                            Custom House, Calcutta


Dated : 06-03-2000

F.No. S40-65/98CPR